Fan.



J. P. MANN.

FAN.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 30. 1914.

Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

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JOHN E. MANN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 30, 1914-. Serial No. 815,414.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J OHN P. MANN, a citizen of the United States, residing at 1948 Kimbark avenue, in Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fans, of which the following is a specification.

The objects of my invention are to provide a mirror on one of the blades of a folding fan and more particularly on the inside surface of one of the end blades so that the mirror is visible to the user when the fan is fully unfolded and concealed when its is folded.

A further object of my invention is to provide means for preventing the blade adjacent to the end blade containing the mirror from readily unfolding with the other blades when the fan is unfolded; so that it will keep the mirror in the end blade concealed. It is not permanently, however, held in this folded position by such means but may readily be disengaged from the end blade and unfolded with the others, thereby exposing the mirror.

These improvements are attained as illus trated in the accompanying drawings in which;

Figure 1 is a plan view of the fan fully unfolded. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a part of the fan showing the end blade containing the mirror covered by the adjacent blade in its folded position. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a planview of part of the fan showing a modified form of means for detachably retaining one of the blades in its folded position. Fig. 5 is a cross section on the line 55 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a view of the mirror and means for attaching it to the fan removed from the fan.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The fan consists of an end blade 1 containing the mirror on its inside surface, an end blade 2, an intermediate blade 3 located next to the end blade containing the mirror, and intermediate blades 44. All the blades are pivoted on a pivot 5 having enlarged ends 6 to which is also pivoted the bail or handle 7. The ends of the bail or handle lie next to the enlarged ends of the pivot 5. A ribbon 10 has one of its ends fastened by paste or other means to each of the end blades 1 and 2 and is laced through slots 1111 in the intermediate blades in the usual manner to lim t the unfolding of the fan. Each of said intermediate blades is prevented from sliding on said ribbon by means of paste or other adhesive material applied to the web between two slots where the ribbon is in contact with such web.

In describing in detail the method of attaching the mirror to the blade 1 reference must be had to Figs. 3 and 6 in which 14 is a piece of thin celluloid or other material, slightly larger than the mirror, containing a pressed depression the shape of the mirror. The mirror 16 is laid in this depression face upwards, the depression being of such a depth that when the mirror is laid therein its upper surface will be flush with the surrounding edge 17 of celluloid. An opening slightly smaller than the mirror is cut in the blade 1 and its edges beveled as at 18. The piece of celluloid 1 1 with the mirror 16 in its depression is then attached to the outside of the blade 1 by paste or other adhesive material applied to the celluloid 1 1 on the edge 17 surrounding the mirror so that the mirror is exposed through the opening in blade 1.

Referring to the means for retaining the blade 3 in a folded position, in Fig. 1, 19 represents a small button projecting from the inner side of the blade 1 designed for engagement with the hole 20 in the blade 3 when said blade is in its folded position. Fig. 2'shows the blade 3 in such folded position with the hole 20 in engagement with the button 19 and the blade covering the mirror. When it is desired to expose the mirror the blade 3 is raised slightly as shown in the dotted position in Fig. 3 and thus disengaged from the button 19 when it may be unfolded as shown in Fig. 1 thus exposing to view the mirror 16.

Figs. 1 and 5 show modified means for re taining the blade 3 in a folded position so as to cover the mirror and in these figures 30 designates a small projection or hook on the end blade 1 with one of its sides beveled and the other undercut to form a hook. blade 3 contains a square hole 31 designed for engagement with said projection or hook 30 and a lip or projection 32 which extends beyond the edge of the end blade when in a folded position.

In operation when the fan is unfolded, the hook 30 being engaged with the hole 31 in blade 3 prevents this blade from readily unfolding with the others and retains it in a position covering the mirror in the end Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

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blade. A slight pressure of the thumb or finger on the lip 32 is suflicient to spring this blade slightly upward, release it from the catch 30 and thus permit it to be unfolded with the others exposing the mirror to View. When the fan is folded the blade 3 will slide up the beveled side ofthe hook 30 and over it until the hole 31 comes opposite said catch when it will spring downward thus permitting the catch to engage With the hole. 7

1 claim .as my. invention:

1. The combination with a folding fan, of a mirror exposed on the inside surface of one of the end blades and means for detachably holding the blade next to said end blade in a folded position covering the mirror.

2. The combination with a folding fan, of a mirror on one of the blades, and means for detachably retaining the adjoining blade in a position covering said mirror.

3. The combination with a folding fan, of a mirror on one of the blades, means for detachably retaining the adjoining blade in a position covering the mirror and means for releasing the adjoining blade.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses this 27 day of January, 1914.

JOHN P. MANN.

l/Vitnesses:

FANNIE J. Mo'rz, RENA FALOER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. (3. 

